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18
July 19, 2012
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Self service is
on the way
RESERVISTS will be able to soon
report and monitor their duty periods
on the DRN, thanks to an expansion
of PMKeyS Self Service coming in
September.
The changes will mean reservists
can enter their own attendance and
some allowance claims directly into
PMKeyS Self Service.
This will remove the need to have
attendance diary forms filled out,
approved and entered into the system
by pay clerks. But the diaries can still
be sent away for processing by mem-
bers without DRN access.
Reservists will be able to view past
attendance records on PMKeyS Self
Service using the Attendance History
Inquire page, along with training day
balance and other ongoing allowances.
The new Training Day Summary
Inquire page will also give pay details,
allocations, expenditure for training
days and allowances and the financial
year history.
For more information on these changes,
including screen shots, go to the PMKeyS
Technical Refresh Project website at http://
intranet.defence.gov.au/ciogweb/sites/PTRP/
Jessica Whigham
THE government is streamlining its
security classification system to remove
the outdated distinction between
"national security" and "non-national
security" information.
The Defence Security Authority's
Acting Assistant Secretary Security
Policy and Plans, Pat Burke, said one of
the main benefits for Defence would be
improved cooperation with other govern-
ment agencies.
"The new Australian Government
Security Classification System (AGSCS)
is designed to help implement the gov-
ernment's vision for effective informa-
tion sharing across agencies," he said.
"While all Australian Government
agencies are required to commence
using the AGSCS by August 1, due
to the considerable amount of work
required to align Defence's ICT systems,
Defence has been given until August
2013."
Most of the security classifications
will remain the same as in the current
system. The classifications Top Secret,
Secret, Confidential and Protected are
mostly unchanged -- the only change is
to Secret, which will incorporate the pre-
vious marking of Highly Protected.
The AGSCS introduces the marking
For Official Use Only (FOUO), which
will be used for information that may
cause limited damage to national security,
government agencies, commercial enti-
ties or members of the public. In some
cases, FOUO may replace Restricted or
In-Confidence classifications.
"The AGSCS also introduces the
marking of Sensitive, which will be used
for information where disclosure is lim-
ited or prohibited by legislation, such as
the Privacy Act. Sensitive will be used
on information that is currently marked
as Personnel-in-Confidence or Legal-in-
Confidence," Mr Burke said.
"During the transition period any
information you receive from other
agencies marked FOUO or Sensitive
will not need to be reclassified, but you
must protect it as if it is Restricted or
In-Confidence respectively.
"Keep an eye on our Transition
Management Portal, where we will
update our guidance on how to protect
information during the transition."
The portal is at http://intranet.defence.gov.au/
dsa/dsm.index.html
Security system
set to change
Current -- phase out
from August 2012
Transition -- August 2012
to July 2013
AGSCS -- implemented
August 2012
TOP SECRET
SECRET
SECRET
HIGHLY PROTECTED
CONFIDENTIAL
PROTECTED
CABINET-IN-
CONFIDENCE (at
least CONFIDENTIAL)
CABINET-IN-
CONFIDENCE (at least
PROTECTED)
Sensitive: Cabinet
(at least PROTECTED)
RESTRICTED
For Official Use Only
IN-CONFIDENCE
IN-CONFIDENCE
Sensitive
AIR Command's capability management
achieved an important milestone on July 2
when the Air Command Capability Framework
(ACCF) went live.
It is called ACCF Online.
Air Commander Australia AVM Mel Hupfeld
said that the ACCF supported each of his key
priorities.
"Air Command's mission is to conduct
operations and generate air and space power,"
he said.
"To achieve this mission, Air Command
generates combat-ready forces and sustains
capability for operational deployment within
Air Force, joint and combined environments."
He said the ACCF supported the achieve-
ment of these priorities.
"ACCF Online provides relevant information
that informs decisive action. It delivers shared
knowledge to all personnel in the Air Force."
To provide a platform for the ACCF, capabil-
ity management and Air Force Improvement
staff across Air Command have developed the
first version of the application.
"It is important to recognise that ACCF
Online will evolve over time as we improve our
capability management processes, data and
information," AVM Hupfeld said.
The ACCF will: align all FEG key perfor-
mance indicators; incorporate overarching
capability performance indicators that inform
the Air Force Plan, CAF's Commander's Intent
and the CAF Preparedness Directives; and
track the cost effective transition of new
capability, force generation, sustainment and
continuous improvement initiatives.
FEATURES
Reserve
attendance
management
Training day
allocation and
usage
Personal details
Attendance and/or
allowance claim
Approval
Action/submit
Attendance
history
Member training
day balance
section
Member
attendance details
section
Other ongoing
allowances
section
Training day
summary
Pay details
Training day
allocations
Training day
expenditure
Allowance
expenditure
Financial year
history
New capability
framework
goes online
MORE ACCESS: Reservists will be able to manage many
administration tasks on their own when PMKeyS Self Service is
expanded in September.
Photo illustration: CPL Mark Doran